Thread: Snow

Originally Posted by BobH

In the cities there was a time when all mail was delivered to a mail box on your home by the front door Monday through Friday certain holidays excluded. Then the bright boys at Can Post decided to go to community mail boxes so we now have a mix. They stopped adding community mail boxes as people were pretty upset about them. In our area it is still delivered to your house. Front doors are used so sidewalks are cleared but you can't see that because of the snowbanks being so high now. In the rural areas it is a different story depending where you live.

Bob

I live on an unusual block in my city. We have alleys and the houses across the alley from my house overlook a lake. I live on the poor side. LOL The rich side doesn't wan't the mailman etc interupting their view etc. so the mail is delivered down the alley into a slot of their garages. On our side it gets delivered to the front. Our alley is kept almost as clean as the streets around here so it is easy to walk down but I think that mail delivery to the garage in a way is not a bad thing other than I would have to walk farther to get it. It would save the mail man many steps if the alley was clean to deliver both sides that way. . Here the city does not clean alleys and it is up to the neighborhood snow Tzar to contract it. We take turns and I did my couple of years. Very long story short but if I remember right it cost me $17 USD for my share this year.

Tim

Originally Posted by 32t

I live on an unusual block in my city. We have alleys and the houses across the alley from my house overlook a lake. I live on the poor side. LOL The rich side doesn't wan't the mailman etc interupting their view etc. so the mail is delivered down the alley into a slot of their garages. On our side it gets delivered to the front. Our alley is kept almost as clean as the streets around here so it is easy to walk down but I think that mail delivery to the garage in a way is not a bad thing other than I would have to walk farther to get it. It would save the mail man many steps if the alley was clean to deliver both sides that way. . Here the city does not clean alleys and it is up to the neighborhood snow Tzar to contract it. We take turns and I did my couple of years. Very long story short but if I remember right it cost me $17 USD for my share this year.

Tim

You have a unique situation with your alley/lane way.

We have lane ways which the city does no snow removal on. Most don't use the lane ways and those that do have to clear the snow if they want to use it.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

You have a unique situation with your alley/lane way.

We have lane ways which the city does no snow removal on. Most don't use the lane ways and those that do have to clear the snow if they want to use it.

Bob

Our garages to not have main street acess as I see yours do so we do not have much choice in keeping the lane ways clear so we can use them.

With snow emergencies it is very imprtant to have a place to keep your vehicle off the street for plowing or it gets towed.

There is a complicated set of rules for how you can park on night plow routes, north, south, east, west, along with what side of streets and in what order for plowing.

It is very advantagous to have off street parking!

Tim

Originally Posted by 32t

Our garages to not have main street acess as I see yours do so we do not have much choice in keeping the lane ways clear so we can use them.

With snow emergencies it is very imprtant to have a place to keep your vehicle off the street for plowing or it gets towed.

There is a complicated set of rules for how you can park on night plow routes, north, south, east, west, along with what side of streets and in what order for plowing.

It is very advantagous to have off street parking!

Tim

All most all the houses here have driveways off the street except for some of the older areas that only have 33 foot wide lots. Most houses you can put 2 to 4 cars in their driveways. I can put 4 cars on my driveway before you get to my old garage. They have restricted parking on streets here too depending on the season. It's mostly odd days and even days parking to aid snowplowing. The city plows the sidewalk here too but a lot of cities don't do that.

Bob

Looks like a couple new inches of snow last night. And more to come over the next 48 hours. And its my Friday. Bummer. I was boping to miss having to work in it this time. Oh well. Time to break out the snow boots again.

Negitive 1 F. I dont wanna get out of my warm truck.